Smoking Bans Cause 9% to 13% Reduction in Heart Attacks!

Smoking bans work to save lives and improve health, say researchers in New Zealand who followed heart attack incidences in years following the implementation of a major public smoking ban.

Researchers in New Zealand examined the rate of
hospital admissions for heart attacks following the implementation of a smoking
ban in many public spaces, including all workplaces, bars and restaurants.

In the three years following the passing of this
legislation:

Heart
attacks dropped by 13% amongst 55 to 74 year old men and women who had
never smoked and 9% across all 55 to 74 year olds

Heart
attacks amongst those over the age of 30 declined by 5%

Men benefited more from the smoking ban than women (men had a greater decline
in hospital admissions)

People
from wealthier neighborhoods experienced a greater decline in heart
attacks than people from poorer neighborhoods

About a third of us have a genetic malfunction which disables our ability to regulate nicotine consumption. Those of us with this particular genetic abnormality are at a greatly increased risk of nicotine addiction.